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Active shooter detection systems recommended by Senate for UMass

The Senate on Tuesday tacked onto its budget a directive for the University of Massachusetts to study the feasibility of installing on every campus a system to detect gunfire and alert the authorities. The amendment filed by West Roxbury Sen. Michael Rush requires the UMass system to look into installing

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Baker reiterates support for death penalty after officer’s killing

STATE HOUSE — Following the killing of an Auburn police officer, and a shootout that resulted in a dead suspect and a wounded State Police trooper, Gov. Charlie Baker said a different approach to criminal justice might be warranted and he believes police killers should be executed. Jorge Zambrano, 35, reportedly

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‘Bathroom bill’ foes ask House lawmakers to protect privacy

BOSTON – Opponents hit Beacon Hill Tuesday to rally against proposals that would mandate access to public bathrooms or changing rooms for individuals based on the gender of their choice, two weeks after the state Senate overwhelmingly passed a so-called bathroom bill and in anticipation of a vote as soon as

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Hospice choirs comfort the dying with song

NEWTON, Mass. (AP) – The singers enter single file, taking slow, deliberate steps as they intone a soft melody. Norman Doelling, an 85-year-old who recently suffered a stroke, is there waiting, an audience of one, eased into a recliner in the home where he's lived for decades in the

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Baker plans to sit out presidential election

BOSTON – After ruling out casting his ballot for the likely Republican, Democratic and Libertarian presidential tickets, Gov. Charlie Baker made it clear on Tuesday: he does not plan to vote for any presidential candidate. "I would like to get some credit for the fact that rather than punting on

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Waterfront is key to Boston’s revival

After the speaking program at the Boston Waterfront Cruise Terminal in South Boston last week, a young student from Catholic Academy came up to me and asked me, "Mr. Flynn, I heard all these people say how you were able to bring all these big passenger ships to come

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Pols laud new Worcester-Boston express train

Congressman James McGovern was able to catch his plane out of Logan Airport, and Lt. Gov. Karyn Polito had a chance to tout the benefits of central Massachusetts living after the two elected officials arrived in South Station on the first express train from Worcester on Monday morning. "We

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Mother of slain Mass. officer wishes police got more respect

BOSTON (AP) — The mother of a Massachusetts police officer who was shot dead during a weekend traffic stop says she wishes police got more respect. Sharon Tarentino's comments come as she prepares to bury her son later this week. "I just wish people had a little bit